Lid-holder.



No. 892,134. PATENTED JUNE 30, 1908.

B. P. COLEMAN 8: W. J. AMBOS. I

LID HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 12, 1007.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN F. COLEMAN AND WILLIAM J. AMBOS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

LID-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 30, 1908.

Application filed January 12, 1907. Serial No. 352,036.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, BENJAMIN F. COLE- MAN and WILLIAM J. AMBOS,citizens of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county ofCook and State of Illinois, have i11- vented certain new and usefulImprovements in Lid-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention provides a novel device for holding the lid or cover of abox open in any desired position so as to display the contents thereof,said device likewise retaining a ticket, or card, in place and uponwhich the price of the goods may appear,-or upon which ang matter to bemade known may be exhibite For a full description of the invention andthe merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details ofconstruction and the means for effecting the result, reference is to behad to the following description and accom anying drawings.

Whi e the invention may be adapted to different forms and conditions bychanges in the structure and minor details without departin from thespirit or essential features thereo' still the preferred embodiment isshown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the lid holder applied. Fig. 2 isa perspective View of the lid holder detached from the box. Fig. 3 is aside view of the device.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The device comprises a corner bracket, or piece, the wing 1 beingshorter than the wing 2. A brace 3 projects from the upper edge of theshort wing 1 and underlaps the lid, or cover 4 of the box 5 to which thedevice may be fitted. The brace 3 inclines with reference to the wing 1so as to support the lid, or cover 4 at the desired angle. The brace 3constitutes an extension of the win 1 and may be bent at its juncturetherewith to incline more or less to suit the required angle, orinclination of the lid or cover 4. A flange 6 is provided at the outeredge of the brace 3 to extend along the edge of the lid, or cover 4, anda Wing 7 projects inward from the outer edge of the flange so as tooverlap the upper side of the lid, or cover 4, and thereby secure thesame against casual closing. The brace 3 and wing 7 constitute ineffect, elements of a clasp which grip opposite sides of the lid, orcover 4, to hold the same in the required position. A ticket, or card 8,is adapted to be slipped under the wing 7 and retained in place thereby,and on this ticket or card may appear the price, or other matter to bedisplayed in connection with the goods in the box 5. A rest projectsfrom the upper edge of the wing 2 and consists of an extension 9 in theplane of the Wing 2 and a flange 10, the latter adapted to overlap thetop edge of the end of the box 5 against which the wing 2 may be placed.One or more spurs 11 proj ect inward from the wing 2 and are partly cuttherefrom and pressed inward so as to penetrate the end of the box 5 andretain the holder in lace.

The ho der is preferably constructed of sheet metal, hence may becheaply manufactured, while at the same time admitting of the brace?)being bent to a greater or less inclination as may be required. Theholder is fitted to the corner of the box adjacent to the hinge of thelid, or cover, as indicated most clearly in Fig. 1. The short wing 1 ofthe corner bracket, or piece, extends along the rear side of the box,whereas the long wing 2 extends along an end of the box. The lid, orcover 4, is held between the members 3 and 7- of the clasp. The wing, orclamp member 7 may have any form and the holder may be finished, orembellished in any manner so as to produce a pleasing and ornamentaleffect.

To facilitate the bending of the brace 3, a notch 12 is provided at theouter edge of the brace and wing at their juncture as indicated mostclearly in Fig. 2.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A lid holder comprising a corner bracket formed of a pair of wingsdisposed at an angle to each other, means car lied by one of Intestimony whereof We affiX our signathe wings for engaging the box, abrace ture's in presence of two Witnesses.

forming a continuation of the opposite Wing and fitting against the lid,and means carried bagg 5 by the bracefor engaging the lid, a notch beinglocated at the junction of the brace and Wing Witnesses:

to facilitate bending of the former for adj ust- MARK A. FooTE,

ing the inclination of the lid. J AMES H. LEWIS.

